Falun Dafa Taught Me to Think of Others First

(Minghui.org) I was drawn to Falun Dafa as a result of an injury sustained in an accident at work in 2013. It was a true blessing in disguise that I cherish dearly. I was working full time so I used every spare moment I had to study the teachings of Dafa and do the exercises, and before I knew it, all my chronic diseases disappeared. It was Master Li (the founder) who had given me the joy of having a healthy mind and body.

A Fishy Matter

I once wanted to buy some fish so the fishmonger picked a few for me, “These few fish only just died so they are still fresh!” He put them in a bag for me. I took them home and left them there to attend to other things. Later when the time came for my husband to clean the fish, he found the fish went bad. He was angry with me for buying rotten fish. I said to him, “Don’t be angry, I will take them back for an exchange.”

I left home with the fish thinking I should take them back because the fishmonger had been dishonest when he said the fish was fresh. On my way there, it suddenly struck me that I am a Dafa practitioner and Master has always taught us to be good people and to be considerate of others, so what was I doing trying to return these bad fish? It occurred to me that if the fishmonger took these fish back, he would almost certainly have to sell them to someone else or he would have to bear the loss. With those thoughts in mind, I happily turned around and headed home.

Puzzled by my quick return, my husband said, “That was quick!” I told him I didn’t even get to the market. At the time my husband had only started practicing Dafa for a few days. I explained, “We are Dafa cultivators now, we can't ignore the cultivation of our character in this matter.” My husband said, “You have better enlightenment quality than I do, as I was wrong and I should not have been angry with you.” We smiled at each other – it was great that we were both Dafa cultivators!

Spoiled Oil

I live in a small town and work at a soybean processing plant. Last July, we bought a few hundred pounds of rapeseed and had nearly 100 pounds of oil pressed from it at an oil press in the village. We kept the oil in a big earthen jar, put a glass lid on it and stored it in our kitchen at the back of the house. When I went to get some oil, I found the lid of the jar slightly opened and thought that my husband had not closed it properly. As I was pouring the oil out, I spotted something black looking like a rag floating in the oil. I fished it out and discovered to my horror that it was a dead mouse. It was disgusting and of course, the oil was now unfit for consumption. The only other use I could think of was to use it as fertilizer.

When I heard that some farmers feed oil to their cows, I asked my colleague if she knew of anyone wanting to buy oil for their cows. She felt sorry for me and suggested that I sell the oil as good oil to other people on the streets, or alternatively, sell it to my boss to be used for frying soybeans. I was horrified, “No I can’t do that. I am a Falun Dafa practitioner and my Master teaches us to put others first in everything we do. How can I sell to others something I wouldn’t eat myself? Wouldn’t that cause harm to others?”

In the end, I did not find anyone to buy the oil for their cows so I used all 100 pounds of oil for fertilizer. My colleagues were all very impressed with how I would rather suffer a loss myself than inflict harm on others. One of them was so genuinely touched, “Falun Dafa is wonderful. This is an act only Falun Dafa practitioners are capable of.”

My Elderly Father’s Psoriasis Cured

In the second half of 2016, my father developed a skin condition that made him itchy all over. Medication did not help and it got worse very quickly. With frequent scratching, his skin often bled and was covered in red patches which caused him a lot of pain. The hospital diagnosed the condition as psoriasis and told us there was no real cure for it. They prescribed lots of medicated remedies and lotions for him to apply on the skin, but nothing worked.

My father was over ninety and could not take care of himself. I have seven siblings but most of them work far from our hometown. Only my two older brothers and two younger sisters lived nearby, but some of them had to look after their grandchildren and were afraid they might be infected. My husband and I volunteered – we took care of my father, bathed him, cleaned his house and washed his clothes. Sometimes I would feel annoyed that none of my siblings was sharing this tedious task. However, my grievances all disappeared the moment Master’s words came to mind.

Master said:

“Of course, while cultivating in ordinary human society, we should be good to our parents and look after our children. Under all circumstances, we must be good and kind to others, not to mention to our family members. “ (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)

I took Dafa's teaching to heart and made time on my busy days to visit and care for my father, to teach him to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I told my father, “Only Falun Dafa can cure you of this disease, please focus on sincerely reciting Falun Dafa is good' and just ignore the pain.” My father said, “Sure, I will.”

It was a bit of a tongue twister for him in the beginning, but it did not take him long to master it. I checked him out on my visits and asked him whether he had been reciting the phrases. He said, “Of course I have, I have been doing it every day and sometimes I even said them aloud.”

After some time, father told me his skin wasn’t itchy anymore. He took his clothes off for me to see. All the red patches disappeared and his skin was smooth as if nothing had ever happened. I said, “You are cured. I know you have been looking forward to this. You got what you wished for because you have been sincere about reciting 'Falun Dafa is good.'” My father was very grateful. Others in the family all changed their view of Falun Dafa after having witnessed my father's miracle.

My father passed away last May. He went very peacefully as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

My hope is for everyone to seek out the truth about Falun Dafa and not be deceived by the lies of the Chinese Communist Party.